Evenepoel Wins Stage 5, Pogacar Takes Yellow Jersey

Remco Evenepoel, the reigning Olympic and world time trial champion, won the 33km individual time trial in Stage 5 of the 2025 Tour de France, finishing 16 seconds ahead of Tadej Pogacar. Pogacar's performance earned him the yellow jersey from Mathieu van der Poel, giving him a 42-second lead over Evenepoel in the general classification. Italian Edoardo Affini took third place on the stage. Jonas Vingegaard, a two-time Tour winner, finished 13th and dropped to fourth overall, 1 minute and 21 seconds behind Evenepoel. Evenepoel's win, at an average speed over 54 km/h, signified his continued comeback after injuries from a major crash last year. Pogacar, now a three-time Tour winner, also became the first rider since 1970 to hold the yellow, green, and polka-dot jerseys at this stage, with Frenchman Kévin Vauquelin in third overall.